A plant that is allowed to grow! – Lichtenstein
VADUZ – In the series on the 2023 municipal elections, “Diversity in Politics” talks to municipal councilors about their work and experience in the municipal council.
Like a meadow on which plants and flowers sprout, the “Vadozner Huus” should grow and develop. The wish for a room for the people and clubs from Vaduz was first brought to the community at the base camp in 2019. A working group then dealt with the development of a concept and the necessary preliminary work. The “Vadozner Huus” will open its doors at the end of 2021.
On the ground floor there is a common room with a large table and comfortable seating areas. This is where people meet, talk, play or relax. Events can also take place here. The offices on the upper floor can be booked for study and work or for meetings. As Natascha Söldi likes to report, the house is already being used a lot.
The special thing about it is that it is up to the population to fill the house with life. Several groups and clubs can implement their own ideas and activities here. As Petra Miescher explains, it takes a little courage at the beginning to just let something go without knowing how it will turn out.
Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt describes it as a stroke of luck that the “Vadozner Huus” has found accommodation in this building. In 1937, the architect Ernst Sommerlad planned it as a residential and commercial building. For the time being, it was only gently and inexpensively renovated. The interior is deliberately kept simple, not least through the use of used furniture. “A nice sign for Vaduz,” says Stefanie Hasler. In the Städtle, many other things are so perfect and “slick”.
(from left) Petra Miescher, Natascha Söldi, Daniela Ospelt, Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt, Priska Risch-Amann, Antje Moser and Stefanie Hasler.
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(from left) Petra Miescher, Natascha Söldi, Daniela Ospelt, Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt, Priska Risch-Amann, Antje Moser and Stefanie Hasler.
All municipal councilors appreciate the variety of issues they deal with in politics and the closeness to the people. Priska Risch-Amann emphasizes that you not only work together, but also have a say in decisions. For Deputy Mayor Antje Moser it is clear: “Politics, you must have had this experience once!”
Contrary to the impression sometimes conveyed by the media, party-political confrontations are the exception. Daniela Ospelt appreciates the good sense of community, which was also cultivated outside of the meetings. The discussion of the approximately 40 agenda items per meeting was mostly objective, constructive and benevolent. Sometimes even really funny!
The full interview and more photos and videos can be found at www.diversity.li.
